Katherine Reynolds Calvert, age 97, of Springfield, passed away Friday, May 15, 2026 at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 1pm Monday, May 18th, in the chapel of the Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield, with Pastor Dakota Norris officiating. Burial will follow in Springfield Memorial Gardens with Daniel Calvert, Jacob Calvert, James Calvert Moore, Thomas Calvert-Rosenberger, Benjamin Calvert-Rosenberger and Samuel Lowe serving as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 11am until time of the service, at 1pm Monday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Calvert was born November 22, 1928, in Springfield, to the late George Riley Reynolds and Virgie Bell Perry Reynolds. She graduated from Springfield High School and attended Nashville School of Business. Prior to her marriage, she worked at her family’s grocery, located in Eastland Heights in Springfield. Mrs. Calvert was active in the Christian Women’s Fellowship and Youngville Home Demonstration Club. She was a volunteer at COPE, when it was initially formed in Springfield. Mrs. Calvert was a faithful member of Central Christian Church where she was Elder Emerita. She was also a member of 5th Avenue Uniting Church.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Calvert was preceded in death by her son, James Mark Calvert.
She is survived by her husband of 75 years, James Ross “Jimmy” Calvert; daughters, Lee Anne Morton and her husband Scott, and Susan Calvert-Rosenberger and her husband Mark; 6 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Janie Calvert; and 2 very special caregivers, Maureen Radcliff and Leah Green.
In Lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: 5th Avenue Uniting Church, 200 5th Avenue W, Springfield, TN 37172 or by visiting www.5thaveunitingchurch.com/donate
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of these arrangements.
